Letter: We don’t need cows to enjoy milk

Thank you for printing Peter Wone’s letter on May 6 about treating mothers of other species with decency as Mother’s Day approached. Cows have a very strong maternal instinct, and both the mother cow and the calf suffer when the calf is taken from the mother, which is the only way that cows’ milk can be sold for humans to drink.

Cows’ milk is good for calves, not for humans. We can do better in how we treat animals and how we nourish ourselves.

Fortunately, as Peter Wone pointed out, it is very easy to buy milks that are made from nuts or soy. In fact, nowadays it is easy to buy or make plant-based foods to replace all forms of meat, dairy products and eggs.

Cooking classes are now being offered in Elmira that teach how to make milk from oats, almonds or cashews, and how to cook all kinds of food that does not require us to harm animals in any way. For more information about that and help on shifting toward a healthy and compassionate plant-based diet, please visit the Vegetarians and Vegans of Southern Tier New York page on Meetup.com.

CLAIRE HOLZNER

WATKINS GLEN

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